Baby Shower

LoLoWedsM

Hey ladies I have never posted on this board before (that I know of) but I have a question and have no one to really give me a good answer. I am hosting a baby shower for my SIL and was wondering if it is okay to serve alcohol at it. Not a lot of it but maybe a few mimosas since almost everyone in attendance will not be pregnant. I have only been to 2 baby showers in my life and neither of them had any alcohol but since this is going to be at my house I would like to have a little to serve for the people that want it. Thoughts?

goheels05

I think it depends on your crowd.  In general, yes, it is ok.

Stackeye210

I'd be pretty annoyed to be pregnant and watching everyone drink.........however, as a baby shower guest I think drinking would be fun.  The two just don't seem to go together for me, but I think it'd really be up to what your guest of honor is ok with. 

AmoroAgain

I'd have to drink in order to get through a baby shower. hehe

scoetto

Here's to alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all life's problems - Homer Simpson

That being said, just make sure you have both alcoholic & non alcoholic drinks and make a distinction between them (if you're serving punch, for example).

kikibaby

I think I'd like it for me, as the non-pregnant guest, but I do think I'd be a little grumpy if I was the pregnant one.  I'm selfish, though.  IF I CAN'T DRINK, NEITHER CAN YOU BIITCHES!

AlexiaANDRobert

Lauraaaaaaaaaa!

Hey giiiiiiiirl!

I agree that it depends on your crowd, but I see nothing wrong with alcohol at a baby shower.

bbyckes

Yes, it is okay. If I were pregnant, I would hope that my hosts would provide it for my guests.

mocha beans

The two that I've been to have had alcohol.  One ended up being after the baby was born because she came early, so the mom had a mimosa.  The other one, the mom wasn't old enough to drink anyway, but there was nonalcoholic mimosa drinks for her.

TheSaltyPeanut

I think it would be ok... just obviously provide fun NA drinks as well

cukimerrydoll

Check with the new mom.  I might be uncomfortable... but it really depends on where I am.  If it's at my parent's house, it'd be fine.  But at my FSIL's house, not so much.  I don't know why that part matters so much for me.

LoLoWedsM

Thanks girls! I think I will serve it. Lord knows at the 2 showers I was at I wished there had been some!

 Hi Alexia!!! Nice to see you over here!

lpstl

Hell yes it's ok. Baby showers generally suck, alcohol helps with that. There was alcohol at my shower, and :gasp: I even had half a mimosa!

sarabellam

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[QUOTE]I think it depends on your crowd.  In general, yes, it is ok.
Posted by goheels05[/QUOTE]

Spoken like an Episcopalian at heart. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-innocent.gif" border="0" alt="Innocent" title="Innocent" />

MyNameIsNot

There is no way I could make it through a baby shower without a drink.

If you're doing mimosas, you can get a n/a sparkling cider and make virgin mimosas for the pregnant ladies.

lizstill13

I would be a little miffed as the honoree watching everyone else drink.

Maybe you could make a punch that everyone can have with some sparkling water in it and serve it in champange glasses. That way the honoree feels included.

sarabellam

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[QUOTE]There is no way I could make it through a baby shower without a drink. If you're doing mimosas, you can get a n/a sparkling cider and make virgin mimosas for the pregnant ladies.
Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]

Aren't virgin mimosas, like, orange juice? <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />

sucrets4

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[QUOTE]Hell yes it's ok. Baby showers generally suck, alcohol helps with that. There was alcohol at my shower, and :gasp: I even had half a mimosa!
Posted by lpstl[/QUOTE]

zomg, your baby is going to have 2 heads and a bazillion eyes!!!!!!!!

I hope there is alcohol at my baby shower, even if I can't thoroughly enjoy it.

MyNameIsNot

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Baby Shower : Aren't virgin mimosas, like, orange juice?
Posted by sarabellam[/QUOTE]

<div>Not if you drink it from a booze glass!  Duh!</div><div>
</div><div>Seriously, I would make it bubbly.</div><div>
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